24 November 2023 , 12:18
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Joe Lycett has been forced to axe his new podcast after a toilet stunt went horribly wrong.
The comedian was promoting TURDCAST, which he described as a “ploppy, ploddy all about toilet habits. Celebrities talking s***, literally.” The podcast was due to launch today, with his first guest being none other than Gary Lineker talking about the infamous 1990 World Cup moment where he s*** himself on the pitch.
Prior to his new show going live, Joe had plans to take his ‘Turdis’, a giant inflatable loo, on a mini UK tour around the country to encourage locals to come and use it and tell him their own toilet horror stories.
Giving fans an update from Liverpool’s Albert Docks yesterday, where things had been due to kick off at 1pm, Joe revealed things weren’t exactly going to plan. He said: “So as you can hear, it’s quite windy. It might not be fully inflated by the time we start at one – but do come down, just maybe go to the toilet somewhere else. I do still want to get your stories for the first episode of TURDCAST.”
But not long afterwards Joe revealed that due to a technical issue he’d had to cancel the event altogether. A statement posted on Instagram said: “Due to a technical issue with the Turdis we’ve had to cancel the event at Liverpool Albert Docks early. Was so lovely to meet the people who came! Really sorry to disappoint those who missed out.”
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Joe's Turdis stunt in Liverpool went wrong yesterday (instagram)
The comedian later announced he was cancelling his new TURDCAST podcast entirely (instagram)In another update this morning, Joe gave more details on what had caused his stunt to go wrong. He said: “Following the incident yesterday at Liverpool Albert Docks and an ongoing investigation into the sewage spilled into the waters, it has been concluded that it would be inappropriate to launch the podcast today, and we’ve therefore made the decision to cancel the podcast indefinitely. I’m very sorry to disappoint and hope that we can launch soon. I’d like to reiterate that it was entirely safe and managed by the team very swiftly. I’ll be releasing more information in due course.”
Had things gone to plan, Joe would have moved on from LiverPOOl to HartlePOOl on November 30, followed by RamsBOTTOM on December 14, but it looks like the Turdis won’t be making a re-appearance for now.
Whether this proves to be another one of Joe’s stunts remains to be seen, but the TURDCAST podcast is yet to go live despite the launch date being today (November 24). Another of Joe’s stunts which caught widespread attention was his promise to shred £10,000 if David Beckham didn’t pull out of his multi-million pound sponsorship deal with Qatar for last year’s World Cup.
The 35-year-old pansexual comic felt compelled to do something due to the country’s treatment of treatment of LGBTQ+ people. David did not fulfil the request, prompting Joe to pretend to shred the cash - with him later telling his followers that he had actually donated the money to charity.
Joe had addressed David - who he referred to as a "gay icon" - in a video, calling on him to end his relationship with - . He had told the former footballer: "If you end your relationship with Qatar, I'll donate this ten grand of my own money to charities that support queer people in football."
He has since said David’s people have reached out to him, but he “wasn’t satisfied” with the conversations so far. Asked if they were offering money or donations, Joe answered: "No, none of that. They're not really offering anything really".